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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Instructors seeking an alternative to the standard political and institutional narrative found in most medieval history texts will find the new edition of Introduction to Medieval Europe by Blockmans and Hoppenbrouwers to be a superb choice. With its focus on social groups and cultural movements the text is also written in a fluid style that will engage students. I look forward to using it in my next medieval history survey.’ Edward Tabri University of Texas at Tyler Introduction to Medieval Europe 300-1500 provides a comprehensive survey of this complex and varied formative period of European history covering themes as diverse as barbarian migrations the impact of Christianisation the formation of nations and states the emergence of an expansionist commercial economy the growth of cities the Crusades the effects of plague and the intellectual and cultural life of the Middle Ages. The book explores the driving forces behind the formation of medieval society and the directions in which it developed and changed. In doing this the authors cover a wide geographic expanse including Western interactions with the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic World. (MP)